John Mayer opened up about his tabloid-fodder past Photo: Getty Images

"The only way that I can be
sure that I don't relapse is to admit that I constantly have this ego addiction
— every day," he said. Though a proud musician, he says that his old
habits of telling all began to affect his career. "Number one, you're not
playing music anymore. Number two, you're not playing anything honestly,"
the singer told
Ronan. "And number three, you're not saying anything
honestly."

The singer took the stage again at this year's Grammys Photo: Getty Images

Defending his high-profile relationships with people
like
Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston, the 37-year-old explained he doesn't
consider himself a womanizer. He did admit that he knew he needed to change his ways. The "Daughters" crooner took himself off social media, and mentioned, "You look through Twitter and
everyone says it's great. Then you're low again because you can't stop
looking."

The guitar player also decided to move away from the
spotlight and set up shop in Montana. "I just found home," he stated. "And it gives you outside perspective." The move came after the crooner was put on vocal rest and cancelled his tour for granuloma surgery.

John made salacious comments about his relationship with Jessica Simpson Photo: Getty Images

He does seem to be making his way back on the scene and into the heart of another famous lady — Katy Perry.
John also performed at the Grammy Awards alongside
Ed Sheeran before sitting down with
the NBC reporter for his revealing interview.